Toll-like receptor 9-activation during onset of myocardial ischemia does not influence infarct extension.

Myocardial infarction (MI) remains a major cause of death and disability worldwide, despite available reperfusion therapies. Inflammatory signaling is considered nodal in defining final infarct size. Activation of the innate immune receptor toll-like receptors (TLR) 9 prior to ischemia and reperfusi...

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Main Authors: Ingrid Kristine Ohm, Erhe Gao, Maria Belland Olsen, Katrine Alfsnes, Marte Bliksøen, Jonas Øgaard, Trine Ranheim, Ståle Haugset Nymo, Yangchen Dhondup Holmen, Pål Aukrust, Arne Yndestad, Leif Erik Vinge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4134200?pdf=render